You've probably heard that your ovaries age 2.5x times faster than the rest of your body. I went looking for that study. It does not exist.
In this episode I trace that number back to an uncited supplement company blog post, and then I give you the one that is real: ovarian aging shows up 15 to 20 years earlier than in any other tissue in your body. Your ovaries are not a fertility organ. They are the organ that sets the pace for your bones, your heart, your brain and how long you live.
This is the first episode built on my four pillars: Nourish, Stack, Live and Align. I also share what is changing behind the scenes, including my practice, my planner, and where this brand is going next.
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WHAT I COVER
- The 2.5x ovarian aging myth and where it actually came from
- Why the Stanford organ aging clocks never included an ovary
- Senescence and fibrosis: it is not that the seeds run out, it is that the soil goes hard
- Why less than 2 percent of venture funding goes to women's health, and 90 percent of that goes to fertility
- Your full lab panel: AMH by age, antral follicle count, day 3 FSH and estradiol
- Why AMH does not predict whether you will get pregnant this month
- The birth control trap: if you are on hormonal contraception your AMH is wrong by 14 to 55 percent
- PMOS and why a high AMH is not extra time
- Cysts: functional, hemorrhagic, dermoids, and why the pill does not shrink one you already have
- Endometriomas, and what cystectomy actually costs your ovarian reserve
- Premature ovarian insufficiency, the 2024 criteria change, and why POI is not early menopause
- What the food research does and does not support
- CoQ10, melatonin, inositol, DHEA, vitamin D, NMN and omega 3, ranked by real human evidence
- Rapamycin, the VIBRANT trial, and ovarian tissue freezing
- The pelvic bowl in the classical Sanskrit text, and what it actually describes
- Jing, Tian Gui, and how Chinese medicine predicted the end of fertility at 49
- How misalignment shows up in the body, and the guardrail I insist on
- Why clinical hypnosis is the woo that actually works
TIMESTAMPS
- 08:03 The 2.5x ovarian aging myth, and what is actually true
- 13:23 Your ovaries are an endocrine organ, not a fertility organ
- 19:54 The labs to run, and AMH by age
- 23:55 If you are on birth control, your AMH is wrong
- 28:03 Cysts, dermoids, and what the pill does not do
- 32:24 Endometriomas and what surgery costs your ovarian reserve
- 34:20 Premature ovarian insufficiency
- 36:43 Nourish and Stack: food, CoQ10, melatonin, inositol, NMN
- 47:06 Rapamycin and ovarian tissue freezing
- 49:22 Align: the pelvic bowl, Chinese medicine, and how misalignment shows up
- 1:00:18 Clinical hypnosis, and my full protocol
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This episode is for education only and is not medical advice.
